This document provides an overview of the Power Platform suite from Microsoft, including Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power Virtual Agents. It outlines the key features and capabilities of each product, as well as pricing and certification information. The Power Platform allows users to analyze and visualize data, build applications, automate workflows, and create conversational bots and virtual agents. It offers self-service options for a variety of users and helps reduce dependency on third parties through integration with Microsoft tools and a common data platform.

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5. • Self Service BI
• Visualization Tool
• Dashboards & Reports
• Big Data prep with Azure
• Offline & Real time
• Data connectors
• Security, RBAC, ABAC

6. Data
Sources
• List of Data Sources /
Connectors -
https://docs.microsoft.co
m/en-us/power-
bi/connect-data/power-
bi-data-sources

7. Gartner
February
2021
Trends

8. Editions
• Power BI Desktop – Free
• Power BI Pro
• Live dashboards & Reports
• Share across the organization
• $9.99 / user / month
• Power BI premium
• All features of Pro
• Advanced AI, more features such as self service prep for big data
• $20.0 / user / month
• Power BI Report Server
• Included in Power BI Premium
• Included with SQL Server Enterprise Edition
Ref: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/

9. Learning
• Certification
• Exam DA-100: Analyzing Data with Microsoft Power BI
• Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exams/da-100
• Learning
• Microsoft Learn Learning Paths & Collections -
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/powerplatform/power-bi

12. • Low-Code Platform
• Rich Web and Mobile Application
• Power Fx
• Power Apps Studio

13. Gartner
September
2020
Trends

14. Editions / Versions
• Power Apps - https://make.powerapps.com/
• Power Apps Studio - Web
• Power Apps – desktop – Microsoft Store
• https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/power-
apps/9nblggh5z8f3?rtc=1&activetab=pivot:overviewtab
• Pricing - https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/
• $10 / user / app / month
• $40 / per user / month

16. Gartner
June
2020
Trends

17. Editions / Versions
• Power Automate – Web - https://flow.microsoft.com/
• Power Automate Desktop - Free
• Pricing -https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/
• $15 / user / month – unlimited cloud flows
• $40 / per user / month – unlimited cloud flows + legacy application
automation via RPA and AI
• $500 – 5 flows / month for unlimited users

19. • Bots
• AI, LUIS
• Integration with Web, Teams,

20. Editions / Versions
• Power Virtual Agents –
• https://powervirtualagents.microsoft.com/en-us/
• https://web.powerva.microsoft.com/ - Workspace
• Pricing - https://powervirtualagents.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/
• $1000 / month for 2000 sessions
• $450 - / month for 1000 sessions

22. Impressive
• Self-Service for Easy Adoption and Use
• All kinds of users
• Time savings
• Reducing third party dependency
• Integration with third parties, especially Microsoft tools such as one drive, excel, teams
• Device compatibility (work across devices)
• Rapid prototyping
• All Enterprise Business Processes in a Single Platform
• Compliance, Governance, Scalability, Security, Disaster Recovery
• No software upgrade, patching headaches
• Microsoft Advantage
• Office 365 Integration
• Common Connectors
• Integration with each other (eg. Power BI trigger or sending mail using Automate)
…but still evolving

23. Ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/browse/?products=power-platform
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24. Getting Started Videos by me!
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